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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
CGIAR29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
Digital Transformation Accelerator16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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Farmer cooperatives across West and Central Africa help expand access to improved seeds, boosting yields
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
A farmers’ cooperative in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality see…
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New chickpea varieties on the way
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Nutrition
Three new improved varieties of chickpea – adapted to local conditions – have been identified…
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Legume farmer fab labs design seeds that work for family farms, women and the market.
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Food security
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Gender equality
Protein and micronutrient-packed legumes like cowpea, groundnut, beans or chickpea are important cro…
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Malian farmer sets an example as a successful seed producer
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)10.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmer field schools in Mali are not only training local farmers in best practices for…
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Catch-up growth cannot undo damage from undernutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.07.20-
Nutrition
By Jef L. Leroy, Edward A. Frongillo, Pragya Dewan, Maureen M. Black, and Robert A.…
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Expanding and improving Genesys
CGIAR Genebank Platform10.07.20-
Biodiversity
Genesys, the online portal for information on genebank samples, is constantly evolving. First launch…
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Women and youth turning to tree-based enterprises for livelihoods in Mount Elgon, Uganda
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)10.07.20-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In the Mount Elgon region, women and youth comprise a critical labour force for farming.…
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Success Through Seaweed in Bangladesh
WorldFish10.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
This is ECOFISH II interventions as per approved alternate income-generating activities AIGAs throug…
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Small is beautiful
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)09.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Can Africa’s smallholder farmers adopt and reap the benefits of farm mechanization? The Farm Mecha…
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Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.07.20-
Food security
The agricultural market has been suffering since the government of Nepal imposed a lockdown from…
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When mothers learn from babies
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)08.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In Chebvute, Zimbabwe the CIMMYT has established trials to test the effectiveness and productivity o…
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IITA launches Agribusiness Training Program for secondary schools in Oyo State
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)08.07.20The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through a new initiative known as the S…
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Nicoline de Haan appointed as Director of the CGIAR GENDER Platform
CGIAR GENDER Platform08.07.20-
Gender equality
Dr Nicoline de Haan has been appointed as the Director of the CGIAR GENDER Platform,…
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Should low-income countries decentralize their COVID-19 responses?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)08.07.20-
Gender equality
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Health
By Katrina Kosec and Tewodaj Mogues As countries respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, some have…
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Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic, says ILRI/UN report
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)08.07.20-
Health
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and disrupt economies across the world, a…
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Could coronavirus drive farmers to adopt sustainable practices in India’s breadbasket?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)07.07.20-
Food security
June marks the start of the rice growing season in India’s breadbasket but on the…
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Policy seminar: Social safety nets as a COVID-19 response to protect food security and nutrition
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)07.07.20-
Gender equality
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Nutrition
By Khiem Nguyen As countries grapple with the health and economic shocks caused by COVID-19,…
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Harnessing the potential of state-of-the-art genomic technologies for accelerating the rate of genetic gain in wheat
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat07.07.20Yellow rust, also known as stripe rust, is a tenacious and widespread fungal disease that…
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